Mr. Raper died Aug. 8, 2005, at an Ada hospital. He was born Dec. 22, 1934, at Konawa, to Clarence Raper and Mae Walker Raper. He married Carolyn Jolly Jan. 20, 1963, at Chandler. He was a lifelong farmer and rancher, and was also an oilwell pumper.

Mr. Raper served in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in Germany. He graduated from Oklahoma A&M, Stillwater, with a degree in agronomy, he was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, a former member of the Seminole County Fair Board and the Oklahoma State Fair Board, a former member of the Konawa School Board and the Oklahoma State School Board and a member of the Soil Conservation Board and DAV.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Harold Raper, June 2, 2005; and two sisters, Sue Ellen Raper and an infant sister.

JACKIE CARPITCHER
ADA — Services for Jackie “Jack” Carpitcher, 80, Ada, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Seminole Indian Baptist Church, the Revs. George Harjochee and Webster Fixico officiating. Burial follows at Carpitcher Family Cemetery. Wake services will be 6 p.m. Thursday at the Criswell Funeral Chapel, and at Seminole Baptist Church Friday evening.

Mr. Carpitcher was born May 23, 1925, at Sasakwa, to Weitna Weitna Carpitcher and Lilly Davis Carpitcher. He died Sept. 20, 2005, at home.

He married Winnie Mae Harjo in 1942. He was baptized by Walter Morgan at Birdcreek Indian Baptist Church. He and his brother and uncles built the first ball diamond at the Mekusukey Mission. He worked in the oil fields and as a laborer, and had his own engine shop.

He was preceded in death by four brothers, Robert Carpitcher, Freeland Carpitcher, Eunah Carpitcher and Joe Carpitcher; and two sisters, Sally Martin and Katy Cass.

Mr. Bolin died Sept. 1, 2005. He was born March 30, 1922, at Healdton, Okla. He lived in the Ada, Okla., area for many years. He married Billie Van Buskirk Oct. 13, 1945, at Sulphur, Okla. They moved to Holtville, Calif., in 1957. Mr. Bolin worked as a heavy equipment operator at Imperial Valley until he retired in 1980.

Mr. Walked died Sept. 19, 2005, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born Aug. 6, 1934, at Ada, to Oscar Walker and Perleedia Britt Walker.

He attended Ada schools and graduated from East Central University in 1979, and also graduated from Murray State College with studies in gunsmithing. At that time, he was the oldest college graduate in Oklahoma history. He was Commanding Officer of the U. S. Navy Sea Cadet League from 1982-1984. He worked at Byng schools from 1972-1991, retiring in 1991 as a teacher. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a member of A.R.R.L. Amateur Radio Operators, Oklahoma Education Association, Pontotoc County Retired Teachers Association, National Rifle Association and T. S. A. He retired from the U. S. Navy as a YN1 after serving 20 years, serving in Vietnam and Korea, and was a member of the Fleet Reserve.